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Indigenous Dignity

This mini-documentary, India: the struggle for indigenous autonomy, is based on an interview with Manish Kunjam, General Secretary of the Adivasi Mahasabha. The interview was conducted in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, on March 9, 2013, during a multi-day pad yatra (march) for tribal autonomy.

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To the water walkers...With full hearts we acknowledge your dedication, strength and wisdom in protection of the water, and hope for the growing awareness of our beings as children of the earth, and the need to protect her waters, with each of your passing steps and as the soles of your feet touch the ground...

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Sandra C followed up on the story about the Peruvian military moving in to try to end indigenous protests in the Amazon. Please read - the protest ended in a victory for the indigenous. For hyperlinked version go to the Dominion or Sandra's blog. We reproduce it below...

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Peru: Indigenous occupations end with victory in Congress

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A note from the peruanista blog. Peru's government (along with Colombia, one of the few completely reliable allies the US and multinationals have left in the region) has sent its military against indigenous people in the Amazon and declared a state of emergency, banning public gatherings for 30 days. To quote one of the indigenous leaders:

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Attiwapiskat is a James Bay Cree community, neighbouring Fort Albany. The James Bay Cree have seen their lands used in hydroelectric megaprojects and mines, including a De Beers diamond mining project most recently. Unfortunately, the communities have not been the main beneficiaries of the resources from their lands, and indeed, they have suffered poverty, neglect, and worse. The most famous case in recent years has been Kashechewan, a community evacuated because of contaminated water (a problem that prevails in many reserves).

Maria: We have with us on the line Manuel [Rozental] and going to talk with us about what is going on in Colombia and specifically in the North of the Valle of Cauca with the Nasa community marching [to] Bogota.